U14-U19 teams participate in a national league structure within the ECNL competing for club points and an overall National Club Championship. Teams are automatically eligible for several of the top college showcases in the country. Additionally, national team coaches and scouts attend these events to identify top female players for collegiate and national level play.

About the ECNL:
The ECNL is a non-profit national youth soccer league founded in 2009 to provide the best possible developmental environment for American female youth soccer players through the creation of the highest level of national competition and an identification and development program to provide an avenue for players to participate in U.S. Soccer’s National Teams. The 2009-10 season was the ECNL’s inaugural season. Each of the 40 member clubs in 2009-10 had a team in the U-15, U-16 and U-17 age groups, each competing for the ECNL National Championship, the ECNL National Club Championship, and promotion and relegation between flights. In the 2014/2015 season The ECNL has grown to 77 member clubs, 385 teams, and 10,950 registered ECNL players. The ECNL is sanctioned by US Club Soccer.